diff --git a/invenio_records_resources/services/custom_fields/date.py b/invenio_records_resources/services/custom_fields/date.py
index 7bc879ed..30070c3c 100644
--- a/invenio_records_resources/services/custom_fields/date.py
+++ b/invenio_records_resources/services/custom_fields/date.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import calendar
 
 from arrow import Arrow
-from edtf import parse_edtf
+from babel_edtf import parse_edtf
 from edtf.parser.edtf_exceptions import EDTFParseException
 from marshmallow import fields
 from marshmallow_utils.fields import EDTFDateString, ISODateString
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 575312e3..1e31069d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.7
 zip_safe = False
 install_requires =
+    babel-edtf>=1.1.0
     flask-resources>=1.0.0,<2.0.0
     invenio-accounts>=3.0.0,<4.0.0
     invenio-base>=1.2.12,<2.0.0